[Mono-list] unchecked() -> OverflowException

Owain Cleaver owain@usegm.com
Mon, 20 Jan 2003 14:47:24 -0000


compiling the following with mono causes an overflow exception at run time.

int test = unchecked((int)DateTime.Now.Ticks);

Compiling with CSC.exe runs finely using mono or ms.net though.  Platform
win32, v0.17.
This a known bug with unchecked?


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